Rami & Brandon are members of the band Alsarah & The Nubatones, stopping at Race Brook Lodge before performing with Alsarah at the Unifier Festival in Tolland MA this weekend. Rami & Brandon will also be joined by Haleh Liza Gatori.
Vocalist, poet, and translator, Haleh Liza Gafori will share new translations of poems by the Persian mystic and sage Rumi, from her book GOLD RUMI, released by NYRB Classics/Penguin Random House. Accompanied by Brandon Terzic on oud and Rami ElAsser on percussion, she will recite in English and sing in Persian, offering glimpses into the astonishing rhythm, rhyme, and wordplay that propels Rumi’s original poems.
The dynamic tapestry of poems, chants, stories, and music uplifts and transmits the ecstatic spirit of Rumi’s poetry.
Thursday August 18th 2022
Doors Open: 7pm / Music Starts: 8pm
The Down County Social Club (DCSC), beneath The Stagecoach Tavern at Race Brook Lodge
864 South Undermountain road ( AKA Rt 41 ) Sheffield, MA - Click here for Location
Tickets: $8 in advance / $10 at the door (all ticket sales go to the artists)
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The Down County Social Club, beneath The Stagecoach Tavern at Race Brook Lodge, features a handpicked selection of extraordinary and rare entertainment presented in an intimate speakeasy-style environment. Our live performances include music, dance, performance art, poetry and multimedia works. We also occasionally offer films and academically themed events. Our programming is as eclectic as you can imagine! For info and dinner reservations at The Stagecoach Tavern
DINNER RESERVATIONS AT THE STAGECOACH TAVERN
Artist Bios
Rami El Aasser
Rami started out drumming in the Liberty High School Grenadier marching band of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania but always had an Egyptian tabla in the closet. Since 1999, Rami came to find great teachers of this music in Egypt and Turkey and also around New York City. He has had the pleasure to study and perform with some contemporary Turkish and Egyptian percussion masters , including Said el Artiste, Ashraf El Din Hassan, Hamish Henkish, Bunyamin Olguncan, and Raquy.
Brandon Terzic
Brandon Terzic first immersed himself in the world of Blues music. Then he sold all his guitars and flew to Israel, traveling onward to Egypt and Cyprus. It was during this time that he began playing Oud in the old city of Jeruselum, getting enough inspiration from the people and the experience. Since then he has performed in the states and Internationally, traveled to Morocco and Senegal studying music, and playing with many incredible Musicians, including Alsarah & The Nubatones, Tomchess, Matt Kilmer, Matt Darriau, Rufus Cappodocia, Shane Shanahan, Luke Notary, Hassan Houkmoun, Peter Slavov, John Shannon, Gilad Dobrecky, Mal Stein, George Stathos, Sylvain Leroix, Tom Rossi, Max ZT and many many more.
Haleh Liza Gafori
“Haleh Liza Gafori’s ecstatic and piercing translation has lifted a veil, bringing Rumi closer into the quick of our present. Each poem is a divine invitation. Free your mind. Drown in love.”
- V(formerly Eve Ensler)
”Haleh Liza Gafori’s translations of Rumi are exquisite. Gorgeous, fluent, faithful translations, rendering Rumi’s voice on the page with an original integrity that is as skilled as it is unforgettable. “ -Pádraig Ó Tuama, host of On Being’s Poetry Unbound
“Rumi’s beautiful melding of wildness, insight and untrammeled joy has found a true, unerring voice in Haleh Liza Gafori, whose own fine abilities as a poet bring these hallowed Persian, poetic gifts anew into 21st century English.” - David Whyte
“Haleh Liza Gafori’s energetic translation highlights the timelessness of Rumi’s work, delivering unforgettable phrases. Rumi’s introspective nature...cosmic vision...and deeply contemplative yet accessible poems star in this worthy translation.” -Publishers Weekly
